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A String of Crashes on Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Utah Leaves Skiers and Riders Out To Dry

Slippery road conditions on Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Utah

This past Monday afternoon, March 25, skiers and snowboarders were left disappointed after multiple crashes took place and icy road conditions closed down Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Utah. It was reported by the Unified Police Department (UPD) that at least two vehicles rolled over in the canyon due to the slick conditions. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported as […]

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Noah DeVries | March 29, 2024
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Alta, UT Report: 100” in 7 Days!

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Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from February 20, 2021 This week at Alta Ski Area in Utah, we got 100 inches of snow in 7 days! Alta was closed on 2/16 and 2/17 due to avalanche danger and Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed from 2/16 to 2/18. I was finally able to get up to Alta today to […]

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Shannon Fiegel | February 20, 2021
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Alta Got So Much Snow, They Couldn’t Open Today…

A huge storm in Utah left Alta with so much snow, they couldn’t open today. On what would have been their third day this season, Alta decided to remain closed for the safety of their skiers. “After our morning of work, this great storm is still ahead of us. We are going to continue control work and grooming this afternoon and remain closed for skiing. We plan on opening Monday morning at 9:15. We are sorry you had to miss skiing today! – Alta” This early in the season, Alta is likely understaffed and just doesn’t have enough patrollers to perform avalanche control in a […]

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ameliatraynor | November 24, 2014
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Alta, UT Video Conditions Update

Alta conditions backflip jump

Alta is one of the last remaining mountains where you can show up days after the storm, and still find snow that is essentially untracked.  And once the snow is tracked out, it remains smooth and holds natural hits around every corner.  The above video conditions update chronicles some of the ripping skiing we found, still ripe for the taking […]

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